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R. A. MANNY AND J. A. RIELLY. GARTER.

APPLICATION FILED 00130, 1920.

1 377 9 593 Fatented May 11), 19210 dog 5PM A @EALY ATTORNEYS Sterne RAYMOND A. MANNY AND JOSEPH A. RIELLY, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

GARTER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, RAYMOND A. MANNY and J OSEPH A. RIELLY, both citizens of the United States, and residents of the city of New York borough of Brooklyn, in the county of kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Garter, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to wearing apparel and its object is to provide a new and improved garter more especially designed for holding up socks in a very simple manner and without the use of hooks, clamps or similar fastening devices.

Another object is to provide a garter wholly devoid of metal parts.

Another object is to permit of conveniently placing the garter in position on the wearers leg and in engagement with the sock to be held up.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a reduced perspective view of the improved garter as applied;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the garter with part broken out;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of a portion of the garter with parts shown broken out;

Fig. 4; is a cross section of the same on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a reduced perspective view of a modified form of the garter; and

Fig. 6 is a similar view of another modifled form of the garter.

The improved garter illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4:, comprises a circular attaching band 10, a circular clamping band 11 and a connecting band 12 connecting the circular bands 10 and 11 with each other to W hold said circular bands in spaced relation,

as plainly indicated in the drawings. The bands 10, 11 and 12 are made of pieces of flat elastic webbing, and the pieces for forming the bands 10 and 11 have their ends abutting with the ends of the band 12 overlying the joints of the said pieces, as plainly Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 10 1921.

Application filed. October 30, 1920. Serial No. 420,635.

indicated in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. In order to fasten the parts together use is made of joint covering and reinforcing members 15 and 16 made of non-elastic textile material bent into U-shape to straddle the joints and the corresponding ends of the connecting band 12. Stitches 17 and 18 are used to fasten the joint covering and reinforcing members 15 and 16 to the corresponding circular bands 10 and 11 and the ends of the connecting band 12.

By making thegarter in the manner described the attaching band 10 and the clamping band 11 can be readily slipped over the foot on to the wearers leg with the attaching band 10 engaging the leg directly below the knee and the clamping band overlying the upper portion of the sock to be held up.

llt is understood that the attaching band 10 and the clamping band 11 are of such diameters that they are placed under tension when put in position on the wearers leg to hold the garter in position on the leg by the band 10 and to clamp firmly the upper end of the sock in place on the wearers leg. It will be noticed that by the arrangement described the sock is firmly held up without the use of hooks, clamps or similar.v fastening devices. By the use of the joint covering and reinforcing members a neat appearance is given to the garter and at the same time the elastic bands 10, 11 and 12 are firmly connected with each other especially as the members 15 and 16 are of a non-elastic material.

lln the modified form shown in Fig. 5, the attaching band 10 and the clamping band 11 are connected with each other by two bands 12 spaced apart and approximately parallel one to the other, and in the modified form shown in Fig. 6, two crossed bands 12 are used, but otherwise the construction is the same as above set forth relative to the garter illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. As an article of manufacture, a garter comprising circular elastic bands of unbroken continuity disposed one above the other and of which the upper one is the attaching band to hold the garter in position on the wearers leg and the other is the clamping band and is adapted to encircle the upper end of a sock and thereby 4 clamp the same to the Wearers leg, each of the said circular bands being made of a piece of flat elastic Webbing With the ends abutting, and an elastic connecting band having its ends overlying and attached to the circular bands at their joints to connect the said circular bands with each. other and to hold the same spaced apart.

2. As an article of manufacture, a garter comprising circular elastic bands disposed one above the other and of which the upper one is the attaching hand to hold the garter in position on the wearers leg and the other is the clamping hand and is adapted to encircle the upper end of a sock and thereby clamp the same to the Wearers leg, each of the said circular bands being made or" a piece of flat elastic Webbing with the ends abutting, an elastic connecting band having its ends overlying and attached to the circular bands at their joints to connect the said circular. bands with each other and to hold the same spaced apart, and joint covering and reinforcing members each made of a piece of non-elastic material doubled up to straddle the corresponding end of: the connecting band and the joint of the corresponding circular band and means fastening the said covering and reinforcing members to the said circular bandsand the said connecting band,

RAYMQND A. MANNY. JOSEPH A. RIELLY. 

